On October 29, China's Ministry of Commerce concluded an expiry review on the anti-dumping measures on ethanolamine originating from Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Thailand and the United States.

France has been caught in the crossfire of trade tensions between China and the EU. A recent trip to China by Sophie Primas, the French Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and French Nationals Abroad, illustrates the delicate balancing act both sides are trying to perform.

Earlier this month, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) made a determination to extend its anti-dumping measures on hydroiodic acid originating in Japan and the United States.

Last week, China's Ministry of Commerce provided an update on its countervailing investigation on EU dairy products, identifying the European companies that would be part of the sample.

On October 8, China's Ministry of Commerce announced provisional anti-dumping measures against EU brandy. This is part of an ongoing trade remedy tit-for-tat between China and the European Union.

The Chinese government announced that it has filed a WTO complaint against Turkish tariffs on imported vehicles, while the EU said it has filed a WTO complaint against Chinese anti-dumping duties on brandy. The official documents have not been circulated by the WTO yet.

A new report from the European Commission on its trade defense instruments (anti-dumping, anti-subsidy, and safeguards) documents its use of these measures against China, as well as the Chinese measures against the EU, in 2023.